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Paris: France mulls lifting ban on casinos

Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:55:46 +0100

Could casinos soon make an appearance in Paris? A government report will look at the possibility of introducing the banned establishments into the capital after a series of scandals involving gambling clubs in the city.

Shop sues over gambler suicide licence loss

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:03:00 +0100

A newsagent and tobacconist has taken the group that runs the French lottery to court after it withdrew the newsagent’s licence following the suicide of one its clients - a gambling addict.

Gambler: state should stop me playing poker

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:24:00 +0100

A French gambling addict is suing the government for €100,000 because it failed to prevent him from accessing online poker sites, his lawyer said on Monday.